[re-adding the list]
On 02/05/2011 06:23 PM, Noel Kuntze wrote:
>> Look at 'man 2 uname'. On Linux, the uname.release version contains a
>> numeric string. The uname.version field is not documented as to it's
>> contents, but POSIX merely requires that release and version together
>> identify th
Noel Kuntze wrote:
> It seems to me that the options for uname, more precise, -v and -r have
> been interchanged.
The uname program dates back to the days of yore before we had refined
networking to the mature state that it is now. It is really a
terrible interface. Although we often use 'uname
On 02/05/2011 01:31 PM, Noel Kuntze wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It seems to me that the options for uname, more precise, -v and -r have
> been interchanged.
Thanks for the report. However, this is not a bug.
>
> Extract from the shell:
>
> thermi@debian:~$ uname -v
> #1 SMP Thu Jan 27 00:28:05 UTC 2011
Hi,
It seems to me that the options for uname, more precise, -v and -r have
been interchanged.
Extract from the shell:
thermi@debian:~$ uname -v
#1 SMP Thu Jan 27 00:28:05 UTC 2011
thermi@debian:~$ uname -r
2.6.26-2-686
sincerely yours,
Noel Kuntze
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